PALESTINE
Wed 05 Apr 2023 2:46 pm - Jerusalem Time
Amnesty calls for the opening of an investigation into the death of Dr. Muhammad Al-Osaibi
Amnesty International called for an investigation into the death of the Palestinian doctor while he was inside Al-Aqsa Mosque .
Doctor Muhammad Al-Osaibi (26 years) was martyred last week by Israeli police bullets in Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in the Islamic world.
The international watchdog said it was "strongly suspicious of the Israeli police account of the incident" and urged a new investigation "outside the police's internal investigation department".
The Israeli occupation police had claimed that they shot Al-Osaibi in self-defense, but many Palestinians inside, such as former Knesset member Talib Al-Sanea, claimed that Al-Osaibi was killed when he tried to protect a young woman who was assaulted by Israeli security.
Police said the security cameras did not record what happened, which raised Amnesty International's suspicions.
"This is a surprisingly convenient version of the police... When the Israeli police and the Israeli authorities need it, there are no 'dead zones' in East Jerusalem, only dead Palestinians," the Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post quoted Gil Neve, a spokesman for Amnesty International, as saying.
Neve added that the police's statements sounded "rough" and "rehearsed", and seemed to contradict each other.
Director of Programs at Amnesty Israel, Dr. Yariv Mohar, expressed doubts about the police version of events and said the organization "calls on all concerned parties not to accept the police position as it is, but to demand an independent and thorough investigation to examine the seriousness." It happened."
The Al-Aqsa Mosque complex is frequently targeted by Israeli forces and settlers. Extremist Israelis routinely entered the compound to provoke Palestinians, and on Sunday night, Israeli forces forcibly expelled worshipers after performing prayers during the holy month of Ramadan.
Share your opinion
Amnesty calls for the opening of an investigation into the death of Dr. Muhammad Al-Osaibi